Piss and Tell is a story about how sometimes the hardest things to spill aren’t pints, but feelings. At its heart, it’s a film about friendship, exploring the pain of betraying a mate and the challenges of vulnerability within male dynamics.

The urinals become the perfect backdrop: a space where lads stand side by side, not quite facing each other but desperate to get something out.

The story finds tenderness in male friendship in a warm, light-hearted, distinctly Yorkshire way. We hope to reach beneath the shallow surface of 'lad culture' and boozy nights at the pub to find what we're all looking for: connection.

Writer/Director - Oscar Bell

Oscar is a writer-director from York. He is a Royal Television Society Undergrad Drama nominee and a two-time RTS Midlands Student Television Award winner. His films have been selected in international festivals, and he is currently mentored by directors Dan Thorburn and Oz Arshad, two prestigious directors who have a wealth of experience and insight to share. With a background in construction and barwork, his films lean into realism, particularly in Northern working-class stories that include strong visual metaphors and experimental elements.

Producer - Liam McGlinchey

Liam McGlinchey has experience in London working in-house at Shine TV, Kudos and Number 9 Films. He currently works at Screen Yorkshire as Film Office Coordinator, which has allowed him to immerse himself in the Yorkshire production landscape and gain a deep knowledge of the region and the production process. He also has a strong creative eye and understanding of storytelling, with script development experience during his time at Kudos and serving as a reader for Phil Temple and Stephen Graham’s Grass Routes Prize.

Director of Photography - Richard O'Hare

Richard ‘Bucky’ O’Hare is a DOP who has worked in the film industry for over 10 years, working with companies such as Sony, Discovery+, Dulux, Guinness and many more. He co-founded the production company Orillo Films in 2010 and has worked on commercials, documentaries and narrative shorts. Their latest feature doc was released on Discovery+ in 2022 and his award-winning horror short, The Heritage, is part of the Bite Size Halloween series 3 on Hulu. More recently they have shot the Ffilm Cymru and BBC Wales funded folk horror short ‘Fisitor’, the inaugural IHS x FEAR incubator project ‘BODY WORN VIDEO’, those two plus his romantic horror short Bull Man are all playing at festivals around the world. Still to come from Rich is his two debut features films releasing in 2025 and a number of other shorts currently win post production waiting to be released at festivals in 2025 also.

Editor - James Umpleby

James Umpleby is an award-winning post-production specialist with over 15 years of editing experience, including over 10 years as Lead Editor and Head of Post Production at Orillo Films. His work spans short films, feature-length documentaries, commercials, and a variety of content-driven projects, showcasing his versatility and commitment to storytelling.

With experience both in the edit suite and on set as a director, James brings a well-rounded perspective to this project, ensuring a cohesive and polished result from start to finish.